Terriers Resume Home Schedule Against Vermont
December 27, 2015 | Women's Basketball
| Women's Basketball vs. Vermont | |
| Date | Monday, Dec. 28 | 1 p.m. |
| Venue | Case Gym | Boston, Mass. |
| Game Notes | BU Notes |
| Live Stats | Gametracker |
| Watch | Patriot League Network |
| @BUGameDay | @BostonU_WBB | |
BOSTON--The Boston University women's basketball team is back in action after the holiday break to face Vermont on Monday afternoon in a doubleheader with the men's team in Case Gym.
Tipoff is set for 1 p.m. and the game will be aired live on the Patriot League Network.
QUICK HITS
-Sarah Hope matched the school single-game record in 3-pointers made with seven against Rhode Island with seven. The junior is currently ranked 10th all-time at BU in career three’s with 127.
-Meghan Green had a break-out game against Marist, scoring 22 points. She leads the team with 11.2 points and 6.1 rebounds per game.
-BU enters its third season in the Patriot League and second under the command of head coach Katy Steding.
-BU returns nine players from the 2014-15 season and added five during the off-season.
-The 2015-16 captains are Clodagh Scannell, Courtney Latham, Sarah Hope and Corrine Williams.
-Six players who started 12 or more games return for the 2015-16 season.
-BU enters its 41st season as a varsity program.
A TERRIER WIN WOULD...
-Extend BU’s series win streak to nine games.
-Give BU its first win of the season.
-Make the Terriers 24-8 at home against the Catamounts.
THE SERIES
-One of the program’s longest series, the Terriers and Catamounts have met 74 times.
-BU leads the series, 44-30 and has won each of the last eight games
-The Terriers have played Vermont every season since the program began in 1978.
THE TERRIERS
-The Terriers start the season on a 10-game skid.
-Sarah Hope has been outstanding from long-range as of late, matching her career-high with six three’s against UMass Lowell and then beating her personal best and matching the school record with seven against Rhode Island.
-After missing a game due to injury for the first time in her career, Meghan Green returned against Marist and led the team with 22 points, one shy of her career high. She leads the team with 11.2 points and 6.1 rebounds per game.
-BU returns nine players from the 2014-15 season and adds five newcomers to this year’s squad.
THE CATAMOUNTS
-Vermont is 4-7 on the season, bouncing back from a six-game losing streak at the beginning of the season. The Catamounts have beaten CCSU, Sacred Heart, Dartmouth and NJIT so far this season.
-The team is led by Andreana Thomas, who averages 13.1 points and four rebounds per game. Sydney Smith leads the team in rebounding, averaging 6.7 per game along with 11.5 points per contest.
- The Catamounts are a strong outside shooting team, averaging 6.2 three-pointers per game. They struggle with turnovers, however, averaging 18.9 per contest.
GLIMMER OF HOPE
-Sarah Hope has been hot from long range as of late, averaging 3.8 makes from beyond the arc in the last four games.
-She matched the school record and set a new personal best this week against Rhode Island when she netted seven 3-pointers to help her score a career-high 23 points.
-The Medway, Mass. native also scored six 3-pointers against UMass Lowell, tying her previous high.
LAST TIME OUT
-BU dropped a 73-56 decision at UMass last week prior to the holiday break.
-Troi Melton led the team with 15 points while Meghan Green had 13 points on the night.
-Clodagh Scannell recorded four steals while Sarah Hope led the team with five assists.
